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In mathematics, and specifically partial differential equations (PDEs), d´Alembert's formula is the general solution to the one-dimensional wave equation:
for
It is named after the mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert, who derived it in 1747 as a solution to the problem of a vibrating string.[1]